11/24/2024 Thanksgiving Sunday Announcements

1. *HAPPY THANKSGIVING LORD’S DAY & WELCOME to HOSANNA! – *Warmest welcome to all of you, especially if you are visiting or re-visiting! Please let our Welcoming Team give you our welcoming gift of a t-shirt and beige multi-purpose bag! Fill-out a yellow newcomer’s contact card so that we can keep in touch! We welcome you into this family of Christ’s loving arms and remain here for you as His body to grow and flourish together!
2. *DISMISSAL (children (kinder to 5th grade) to a Thanksgiving Tree “Leaf” Craft Time with Director Rachel! – At this time, children from preschool to 5th grade can head over to Director Rachel’s children’s ministry in the preschool room across the chapel for your Thanksgiving Tree “Leaf” craft time. Children, you will rejoin us at the end of the sermon to present your “leaf” to the Lord and hang it on the tree to my right, as well as partake with us in holy communion together, so we’ll see you soon!
3. *TODAY’S SPECIAL THANKSGIVING WORSHIPFUL EVENTS – (1) Holy Communion – all are invited to come to Christ through His Table!; (2) After-service Breakout Discussion Groups are postponed. Instead, there is Take-Home discussion at the bottom of the message note page – take that discussion to your Thanksgiving dinner tables, family, relatives, and friends!; (3) After-service, there is a special lunch prepared by the Bethany Korean Church Kitchen Team. For those who desire to stay and break bread, enjoy!; (4) After-lunch, there will be indoor activities and snacks for children and adults alike prepared by Bethany Korean Church to celebrate Thanksgiving. As desired, enjoy!
4. *TODAY, SESSION + DIACONATE GATHERING, 1:15pm @ Corner Conference Room – The Elders and Deacons will gather for dream and plan for the 2025 ministry year. Pray for our spiritual leaders!
5. *THIS FRIDAY (11/29) *BREAK WEEK* for AGAPE life group – Thank you for gathering faithfully for the past weeks and finishing a study through the entire letter of Philippians! In view of Thanksgiving, the young adult AGAPE ministry will take a break this Friday.
6. *THIS SATURDAY (11/30), THANKSGIVING POTLUCK FELLOWSHIP, 6:00pm @ Ezra Chapel/Foyer Hallway! – Our Thanksgiving Potluck is this Saturday! Join us for just a loose time of fellowship and giving thanks to the Lord this Thanksgiving. Please help us by signing-up for potluck food items BY TODAY – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16d3HMKUZQzLutaePaZg5VKHowU_uKNVsdtvMwq9geEM/edit?gid=0#gid=0. See Deacon Gloria if you need help accessing the sign-up sheet. Let’s have a joyful and blessed feast together, giving thanks to the LORD and for each other!
7. *NEXT SUNDAY (12/1) HOSANNA STAFF GATHERING, 1:15pm @ Corner Conference Room – Continue to pray for and support our honorable staff members as they seek to advance God’s Kingdom through His Church.
8. *IN TWO WEEKS – SUNDAY (12/8) MEDIA & PRAISE TEAMS FELLOWSHIP DINNER, 4:30pm @ Manna Lewisville – If you are on the Media and Praise Teams, please make time in two weeks on Sunday evening for a fellowship dinner together in order to get to know new faces of new team members and continue to partner together in these two vital ministry teams of the church.
9. *KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom Expansion Prayer will focus on giving thanks to the LORD for blessings on Hosanna’s 1st year of life and into the future.

 
Scripture:
 
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (COLOSSIANS 3:15-17)
 
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18)
 
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7)
 
Prayer (written by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, let the peace of Your eternal Son rule in our hearts, to which indeed You have called us in Your body. Give us a thankful heart that is not anchored in the goodness of our circumstances or the conditions of this present world. Rather, because Your word indwells us richly, because Your word is the power to be thankful and to give thanks in all circumstances, rejoice always in all situations, and pray without ceasing in every setting – let us overflow with spiritual power to give thanks through humbly learning, teaching, and admonishing one another in all wisdom from Your Word, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, that are holy expressions of thankfulness in our hearts to You. In everything we do, in word or deed, as Your Church, let us do in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to You our heavenly Father through Him. And protect us this next year from an anxious heart, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let us make known our requests to You, so that through the power in giving thanks, we will know fully Your peace which surpasses all understanding that will guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Father, may Your will be done in Carrollton, in north Dallas, through Hosanna, as it is in heaven, through Christ Jesus the Chief Shepherd and Head of this Church we pray, amen & amen.